Central California had an honest to goodness rain storm last week. It was wonderful. Though… my white stucco house is now very dirty looking. I don’t care. Rain.

HALLOWEEN! Leland (the skeleton who lives in my guest room) is in his element. There are bats, skulls, and spiders all over my house.

Having a manuscript at the copyeditor. The hard revising work is done. The fiddly language bits are the only things left to do with Waking Hearts. Then I can send it out into the world, polished and happy, and hope you all enjoy it.

My camellia hedge is blooming.

I’ve been working with a personal trainer for the last few months, and I’m honestly loving it. It’s the first time I’ve worked with a fitness professional when it’s really and truly not about reaching a number on a scale or molding my body into an idealized version of a…